Dear Friends In Music,
We are formally releasing our full band recording of More Of The Same today. And this may indeed be an appropriate time to do that, given what is going on. This may be a critical and pivotal moment in the Hamas Israel War going forward. We have made this recording in an effort to join in and to contribute to the chorus of voices from all over the world calling for the following …
An immediate prolonged and with any luck, permanent ceasefire in this conflict. To allow desperately needed shipments of humanitarian aid to enter into Gaza. To put an end to the urgent humanitarian catastrophe there and in particular the famine and starvation of hundreds if not thousands of innocent children. To stop the carnage in Gaza … the massacre of thousands of innocent Palestinian women and children who had nothing to do with the atrocities committed on Oct 7. While Israel, like any other nation has the right to defend itself, what has transpired in Gaza since then has little, if anything to do with the atrocities of Oct 7. This is not an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth … it has become an eye for thousands of eyes and a tooth for thousands of teeth … of innocent civilians.
That Israel immediately open all its border crossings into Gaza and stop impeding and interfering with humanitarian aid shipments into the area in any way.
That the United States and other allies of Israel stop funding the massacre, slaughter and deprivation of thousands of innocent women and children in Gaza. While President Biden has made remarks to this effect, he has not done anything substantial to address this issue … talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words. Also while he has cautioned Israel that its current actions may lead to decades of retribution, he should consider his own advice with regard to the interests of the USA.
The immediate and unconditional release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
That the international community and especially the allies of both sides of this conflict convene a conference through the United Nations to explore and pursue ways in which we can create a long lasting peaceful resolution of the issues underlying this conflict for many decades, that will guarantee and protect the existence, peace and the security of both Israel and Palestine moving forward.
Admittedly this may be a very difficult thing to achieve at the moment given the leadership of both sides of this conflict, neither of which seems interested in peace. This is clearly an obstacle to moving forward with ideas like the two state solution. However, there are many peace activists in both of these communities who do understand what kinds of things need to be done to resolve this situation and who are committed to finding ways to accomplish that for both Israelis and Palestinians. Activists who understand the critical need for mutual respect and security for all. We need to find ways to identify such individuals and engage them in this process.
We urge you to do anything you can to contribute to this important conversation. Lobby your MP … demand that our politicians stop just talking about this situation and start doing something about it … stop mincing words, demand a substantial ceasefire as many other nations have done … France, Spain, South Africa, Jordan. Post your thoughts on Facebook … and all the other social media platforms. Share our recording with others in any way to provoke thought and discussion.
I did not write this song, nor did we record it, for money. We produced this song to make a difference in the world we live in. As a result we have decided to donate any royalties or streaming / download fees from More Of The Same to The International Rescue Committee, an organization playing a pivotal role in trying to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. To get some idea of the difficulties they are encountering in achieving their objective, please take a couple of minutes to watch this interview with David Miliband, the CEO of the IRC ... https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/a-failure-of-humanity-irc-ceo-on-impending-famine-in-gaza/ We would also like to encourage you to donate to the IRC directly yourself to support their important work at ... https://www.rescue.org/
If you are an activist seeking peace and an end to this conflict and you can use our song in any way to accomplish that, feel free to do so … and good luck with that!
Do anything you can to stop this outrageous madness ... the time is now.
Bob
On this recording, Burrows And Company are …
Drums … Al Cross
Bass … Dennis Pendrith
Hammond B3 … David Chester
Slide Guitar … Patrick Fockler
Piano … Bob Burrows
Vocals … Bob Burrows
Background Vocals … Bob Burrows
Recording Engineer … Justin Meli
Mixing Engineer … Josh Bowman
Recorded at Chalet Studio near Claremont ON … chalet.com
More Of The Same was written by Bob Burrows on October 19, 2023
Published by Out Of The Wilderness Publishing … all rights reserved
Below are some comments and responses we have received from members of the music community and others about our release of ... More of the Same.
Thanks Bob … happy to spread the word. That’s a perfect sentiment to put out there.
You’re doing a wonderful thing. Bernie LaBarge
.....when the result is greater than the input.....(and there was lots and lots of that it seems). That's the "dark matter" of creation..you can't see, touch or measure it but it's undeniably present.
Good one Bob!
I could apply any number of accolades, I suppose, but somehow they'd just be kind of generalizations which detract from the amount of effort and belief you obviously devoted to creating "More of The Same" so I'm not gonna do that. Better I say "Thank You."
I of course couldn't agree more; the best we can hope for now is to stop the atrocities while culpable parties (that would be a long list) bicker and argue over the fate of individuals that they have no…
Success! … the lyrics are so appropriate and I couldn’t agree more. Enjoyed listening very much … thanks for sharing.
Jocelyn Cannon
Wow, wow, wow Bob! Thanks for this contribution to addressing this tragedy, will share it for sure! Beautiful Bob, as always touching & so very relevant! I hope that the pain, cruelty and hatefulness will subside soon though huge scars will remain forever, I can’t imagine…my heart aches for the people. A lovely tribute from you and your band, thank you so much!
Carol Leishman
Hi Bob: That's a message that needs to be heard right now. I would say 'from your lips to God's ears' but anything that smacks of religion doesn't seem right in this situation! Great work and I hope it goes far and fast. Peace, brother. Ken Hill